Photo Gallery - 3 - Window on Rhodesia

Photographic Archive of Rhodesia – 3

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The Earl Grey Building in Salisbury being built to house government offices.
Bougainvillea flowering beside a road in Rhodesia’s Eastern Highlands.
Lawns at Leopard Rock.
A pioneer descendant is seen hoisting the Union Flag on the anniversary of the arrival of the pioneers on 12th September 1890
Leopard Rock cliff face.
The Mountain Lodge Hotel, in the Vumba Mountains.
Climbimg up Chinakwaremba also known as Leopard Rock.
A quiet evening on Second Street, Salisbury
World’s View in the Matopos Hills from where Cecil Rhodes said one could obtain “a view of the world”.
House in Vainona, Salisbury
Forest estate viewed from Skyline Junction near Melsetter
On the narrow tar between Shamva and Bindura
The fruit kiosk at Mazoe Dam on the road north to Bindura
View of the Honde Valley looking south
View of the garden from the Rhodes Inyanga Hotel
Teeing off across the lake at Troutbeck, Inyanga
Interval between innings during the Gillette Cup semi-final Rhodesia v Natal at the Police Ground, Salisbury
A view of the Mazoe Dam taken from the Salisbury – Bindura road. The dam wall is just to the left of the hills.
Vumba National Park, formerly known as Manchester Gardens.
Rhodes Grave and Shangani Memorial in the Matopos Hills south of Bulawayo.
Looking east from Cross Kopje towards Moçambique
Leopard Rock side on view from near the Mountain Lodge Hotel.
Swimming in the natural pool on the Inyangombe River.
The Chicamba Real Dam on the Revué River, Moçambique from Globe Rock in the Vumba
In the Eastern Highlands.
View over Umtali showing Cross Kopje on the left in the middle distance
Steep ascent to the Acropolis at the Zimbabwe Ruins.
Alpes Road, Vainona; on the way for a ride at Teviotdale.
Mount Inyangani at 8,504 ft (2592m) is the highest point in Rhodesia.
The Pungwe Gorge in Rhodesia’s eastern highlands
Salisbury from the Kopje 1976
The Pungwe Drift across the river which flows into the gorge
The road across the top of the Maleme Dam wall.
The Leopard Rock Hotel golf course viewed from Leopard Rock. which dominates the area.
Hippos wallowing in the Lundi River
The inviting pool at the Leopard Rock Hotel in Rhodesia’s eastern highlands.
Centenary Park, Bulawayo.
Irrigating young tea plants, at the New Year’s Gift estate on the Tanganda River.
Looking North over Greenside, Umtali, from Cross Kopje
Birchenough Bridge from the nearby hotel which offers the prospect of a cold beer on a hot day.
The sandy beach beside the Iyangombe Pool.
The view from atop Livingstone House looking north over Salisbury Gardens before the rains
The Monomatapa Hotel seen from Salisbury Gardens.
The path to the top of Leopard Rock / Chinakwaremba is quite steep in places.
Eggardon Hill Farm, Vumba.
Melsetter Village Green with its pioneer memorial.
Green Acres, in the Vumba
The lush hills of the Vumba, near Umtali.
Pork Pie Hill overlooks the village of Melsetter on the edge of the Chimanimani Mountains
Vumba road near Umtali
Garden in Vainona.
After passing along the avenue of poinsettias (q.v.), the first view of the Leopard Rock Hotel comes into sight.
Alpes Road, Vainona, on the way to Teviotdale north of Salisbury.
Native kraal in the Bikita Tribal Trust Land
Eggardon Hill Farmhouse in the Vumba Mountains near Umtali.
Flowering shrub beside the road.
A dam in the Matopos Hills
Summer scene in Bikita Tribal Trust Land
Lake in the Vumba Botanical Gardens
A lake in the Botanical Gardens, Vumba, near Umtali.
Vumba botanical gardens.
The Leopard Rock Hotel in the Vumba Mountains, eastern Rhodesia.
Parliament Building, Cecil Square, Salisbury
Pool in Vainona, Salisbury
The mysterious Parallel Passage at the Zimbabwe Ruins.
Approaching Cross Kopje in Umtali.
Water skiing on Lake McIlwaine, near Salisbury – usually known as “Lake Mac”
Jacaranda and Bougainvillia flowering along a side road in Mazoe.
Salisbury Gardens from Park Lane.
House in Alexandra Park, Salisbury
Garden in Alexandra Park, Salisbury
“Bright lighting” for friends at Kwaraguza over the Rhodes & Founders holiday 1977.
Sinoia Caves
The path to Rhodes’ grave atop his “View of the World” in the Matopos Hills in Matabeleland
Forest road near Pungwe Gorge, Inyanga
The natural swimming pool on the Inyangombe River.
National Botanical Gardens, Vumba
Shumba and Daisy resting after a braai.
Salisbury Airport from New Sarum
The fish pond at the Leopard Rock Hotel.
Forest plantation Melsetter district, Eastern Highlands
Flowering shrub at Kyle Dam
The Finger Rock in a peaceful location near the Morgenster Mission, Victoria District.
The Valley of Ruins at Great Zimbabwe
The Burma Valley seen from the precipice of Leopard Rock.
A stream flowing through the Vumba National Park.
Vumba Botanical Gardens
A road junction in the Rhodes Inyanga National Park
Godwin proudly showing the bananas he has just cut down.
Aloes at Zimbabwe Ruins.
The Red Fox, Greendale, Salisbury provided a reasonable imitation of an old English pub
Inyangombe Pool
A frosty morning at Kwaraguza near Mount Inyangani.
View towards Eggardon Farm from Leopard Rock, Vumba
The Temple Enclosure from the Acropolis, Great Zimbabwe.
The Mazoe Dam was completed in 1920 and the wall was raised in 1961.
Prime Minister Ian Smith laying a wreath in honour of the 1890 pioneers on Pioneer Day 12.09.1976
A path leading from the Rhodes Inyanga Hotel
Pioneer Day 12.09.1976. The Union Flag flies once a year in honour of the original 1890 pioneers.
Kwaraguza, Rhodes Inyanga National Park.
Rainbow over Mazoe Citrus Estate
Kandahar Island is a popular tourist destination on the Rhodesian side of the Zambezi River above the Victoria Falls. This photo shows the landing stage in January 1976.
A hot climb up to the Acropolis at Great Zimbabwe.
Street scene Alexandra Park, Salisbury
The Conical Tower in the Temple Enclosure at Zimbabwe Ruins. The purpose of the structure remains unknown.
The road winding through the thickly forested hills towards Eggardon Hill in the Vumba Mountains.
The entrance to the Mountain Lodge Hotel near Umtali on Rhodesia’s beautiful eastern border.
Remembrance Island on the western side of Lake McIlwaine near Salisbury
N’anga, or witchdoctor, keeping superstition alive near the Zimbabwe Ruins.
The final hole at the Leopard Rock Hotel golf course.
Cycads in the National Botanical Gardens, Vumba
Tea picking at Tanganda
Looking down from Leopard Rock over the hotel grounds
Nyamziwa Falls, Inyanga
The Acropolis at Great Zimbabwe.
The Acropolis provides a fine view of the ruins at Great Zimbabwe near Fort Victoria.
David Livingstone’s statue, erected in 1934, looks out across the Victoria Falls.
Botanical Gardens in the Vumba National Park
Bridal Veil Falls, Melsetter, Rhodesia
Looking for a suitable picnic spot on the shore of Lake McIlwaine near Salisbury
Part of the wall of the Great Enclosure at Zimbabwe Ruins seen here in the dry season.
Top part of the Mtarazi Falls which drop 2,499 feet (762 metres) into the Honde Valley near Rhodesia’s eastern border.
Bridal Veil Falls, Melsetter.
Salisbury from the air high level; Lake Mac at top left.
Salisbury Gardens at Jacaranda time
Acropolis ruins at Zimbabwe.
The northern suburbs of Salisbury from the air. The Borrowdale racecourse and the golf courses at Mt. Pleasant and Wingate are clearly visible.
Tea rooms at the Zimbabwe Ruins.
The Acropolis, Zimbabwe Ruins seen from the tea gardens
The Lynx was used in the ground attack role; seen here at a forward airfield near Rhodesia’s eastern border.
View from G-car north of Umtali, 1977
Maleme Dam, Rhodes Matopos National Park. The dams built all over Rhodesia have invariably improved on the beauty of nature.
Pioneer memorial at the top of the Providential Pass south of Fort Victoria
The Union Flag is raised in Cecil Square on Pioneer Day, 12th September each year to celebrate the original event in 1890.
Rhodes statue, Jameson Ave, Salisbury